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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 400-470 MHz TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12.5 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz - Crystal filter: 30M15B
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFW455E
? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >40 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) 13.8V DC
Current RX 550-900 mA 80-150 mA 4 A
TX 3.6-7.6 A Max 1.5 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 2005 and 200x Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL for TX is standard while CTCSS/PL for RX is optional. Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003210E ICOM-IC-P000007A ICOM-IC-000732